Analysis of the susceptibility regions to psoriasis in Spanish population: Evidence of a major gene involved in psoriasis in 6p21;Análisis de las regiones de predisposición a la psoriasis en la población Española: Evidencia de un gen principal implicado en la psoriasis en la regiõn 6p21

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 49-51

  De Cid, Rafael ^a   Volpini, Víctor ^a   Almasy, Laura ^b   Otero, David ^a   Estivill, Xavier ^a   Lázaro, Conxi ^a   Barbera E ^c   Ferrandiz C ^d   Arnau, A Giménez ^e   Grimalt, F ^f   Puig, S ^f   Sanchez A ^f   Palacios, A ^g   Pujol, J A ^h   Sanchez M ⁱ   Simal, E ^j   Vazquez F ^k   Ramirez B ^l  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CAP Baix Ebre   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^g Centro de Analisis Geneticos   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^l Hospital Militar   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Candidate genes; Genetic linkage; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIGREE; PSORIASIS; SPAIN;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PSORIASIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0035898016     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)72010-6     Document Type: Article

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